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Melrose Center at the Orange County Library System

The Dorothy Lumley Melrose Center is a digital tech center located in the Orlando Public Library. It offers Audio, Video / Photo Studios, Fab, Game Design, and Sim Labs and more.

About

Through a generous gift from the Kendrick B. Melrose Family Foundation, the Library developed the Dorothy Lumley Melrose Center for Technology, Innovation and Creativity. The Melrose Center is a 26,000-square-foot digital technology center located on the second floor of the Orlando Public Library.

The role of the Melrose Center is not to compete with professional and/or formal education in the area. We serve the community by providing enthusiasts an opportunity for hands-on exploration, experimentation and experience. Whenever possible, we focus on the use of open source resources, so that our customers have the opportunity to replicate and practice.

Become a member by taking the Online General Orientation or the in-person general orientation.

The Melrose Center can assist entrepreneurs with communication needs. Entrepreneurs can learn how to make videos, podcasts, 3D printed prototypes, flyers, logos, product photographs, record interviews, record presentations, voiceovers, narrations etc.

Video Studio
1. Live Streaming with OBS – Class
2. How to Make Green Screen Videos – Class
3. Video editing classes
  1. Premiere Pro – Video editing
  2. After Effects – Video animation
  3. Hit Film Express – Video editing
  4. Shooting video with a DSLR Camera
4. LED Wall
Audio Studio
1. Music Recording
2. Reel to Real Podcast
Photo Studio
1. Product Photography – Take professional photos for your website, catalog or flyers. Learn how to take crisp and clear commercial images of your products to make them more appealing to your customers.
2. Headshots
Sound Booths
1. Record a Podcast
Fabrication Lab
1. Design a prototype – Facemasks with 3D Printer.
Co-working Spaces
Editing Bays
Workstations – Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, Topaz Labs, Open Broadcaster Studio, After Effects, Pro Tools, ect.
Sewing Studio – Fiber Arts – “Learn everything from basic sewing skills to how to design and create wearable technology.”
LED Wall
Meetup Groups

Melrose in the Mix WUCF TV Show – Melrose in the Mix is a live recording series from the Melrose Center studio in Orlando.

There are also other services such as access to a conference room, printing and collaboration stations equipped with wireless presentation technology that makes presenting from laptops and mobile devices a breeze.

You can become a Melrose Center member by taking the OnDemand General Orientation at ocls.info/melrosego